Polls open in hotly contested Ga. race as Trump urges supporters to vote.

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and
Republican hopeful Karen Handel.
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Voters in suburban Atlanta are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the most expensive House race in history, choosing between Jon Ossoff, a Democrat and former congressional staffer, and Karen Handel, a Republican and a former Georgia secretary of state.

The special election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District — sparked when President Trump tapped then-Rep. Tom Price to be his health and human services secretary — has been painted as a referendum on the president and his agenda. Democrats, fired up by anti-Trump feeling and anger over the GOP health care plan, and Republicans, eager to defend a seat that has been held by the party for decades, have poured a combined $50 million into the race.

With the contest too close to call, President Trump took to Twitter to urge Georgians to vote for Handel.

By Liz Goodwin.

Full story at Yahoo News.